# The Jeopardy thread \[was James Holzhauer\]\[contains spoilers\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [April 17, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696 "2019-04-17T21:53:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 130
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2584 "2021-08-20T15:30:18Z")
Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2585 "2021-08-20T15:31:42Z")
My question is why are they “reopening the search” when they made such a big deal about Bialik being named a host as well when they announced Richards? Seems like you’d just automatically go with her. Unless the only reason they announced her in the first place was because they were taking heat over Richards’ history of workplace sexual harassment and needed to put a woman in the press release. ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2586 "2021-08-20T15:40:24Z")
If Richards recorded yesterday then that means there will be one week of his shows broadcast, at least for continuity’s sake. I wonder if there was some sort of problem or struggle while recording that made this abrupt timing necessary? ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2587 "2021-08-20T16:16:32Z")
[I think James may be thinking the same way I am.](https://twitter.com/james_holzhauer/status/1428726739736297486?) “I was really looking forward to the season premiere where after an exhaustive 61-clue search for the next Jeopardy champion, the show looks past the three obvious candidates and declares Mike Richards the winner” ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2588 "2021-08-20T16:22:48Z")
I think it’s possible that BIalik isn’t willing to take the everyday gig. She’s a working actor, still fairly young, with her own show, and I think Sony was hoping to install someone in this position who’d be committed for the next twenty years. Periodic primetime specials might well have been the most to which she could commit. Or not, but who knows? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2589 "2021-08-20T16:26:28Z")
What’s happening with that new sitcom anyway? I haven’t heard it mentioned for some time now. Has it gone the same way as _ **Bless This Mess** _? I also don’t understand why people are still rooting for Levar Burton. I like him as a person and actor, but thought he was a mediocre _ **Jeopardy!** _ host at best. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2590 "2021-08-20T16:29:17Z")
Call Me Kat was renewed for a second season in May. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2591 "2021-08-20T16:29:47Z")
Huh. News to me. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2592 "2021-08-20T16:33:43Z")
Dictionaries throwing shade is one of my favorite things on twitter: > ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2593 "2021-08-20T16:42:03Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Apparently not. Glad to hear it! ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2594 "2021-08-20T16:59:49Z")
Wonder if Weird Al would be up for a remake? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BvUZijEuNDQ/maxresdefault.jpg ""Weird Al" Yankovic - I Lost On Jeopardy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUZijEuNDQ) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2595 "2021-08-20T18:31:01Z")
I was very pleased to read this news this morning. Mr. Richards’ selection as host had all the credibility of WWE owner Vince McMahon winning the WWE’s Royal Rumble some years back. It is undeniable, however, that Mr. Richards has innovated a new way to lose at the game and now occupies a unique position as a legendary _Jeopardy!_ “chumpian.” ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2596 "2021-08-20T19:45:45Z")
Totally agree with this. I REALLY disliked Burton during his stint, and thought Bialik was “meh.” ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2597 "2021-08-20T19:59:31Z")
So if my math is right, having worked for just one day of taping, Richards lasted 0.09 Scaramuccis. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2598 "2021-08-20T21:10:29Z")
> [@storyteller0910](#): > > I think it’s possible that BIalik isn’t willing to take the everyday gig. She’s a working actor, still fairly young, with her own show, and I think Sony was hoping to install someone in this position who’d be committed for the next twenty years. Periodic primetime specials might well have been the most to which she could commit. Or not, but who knows? Maybe she’s unwilling to go through the same process as Richards. In many people’s opinions (mine included) she’s also inappropriate for the position. Not nearly so despicably, but still. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2599 "2021-08-20T21:39:50Z")
You can tell she’s serious by the way she wags her head. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2600 "2021-08-20T22:54:07Z")
I wonder whether there are any skeletons in Buzzy’s closet. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2601 "2021-08-20T23:06:24Z")
Gladsome tidings. NPR has a useful run-down of the entire affair, including: > [@](#): > > … He apologized not for any of his behavior, but for the “unwanted negative attention” that the show had experienced and the “confusion and delays” in the transition. He intends to stay on as the boss. > > It was a fittingly sloppy end to this effort. From the moment Richards was announced, the whole thing had been called out as disingenuous, sketchy, shady, whatever words you prefer. … I can’t imagine that his continued tenure as Executive Producer will go smoothly. But perhaps Richards has friends in high places. > **[The Mike Richards 'Jeopardy!' Fiasco Was Maddeningly Predictable](https://www.npr.org/2021/08/20/1029670481/what-is-a-fiasco-mike-richards-will-not-host-jeopardy)** > > A bungled process led executive producer Mike Richards to be announced as the next host of Jeopardy! Now, an unsurprising rolling disaster has led to the announcement that he will not, in fact, host. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2602 "2021-08-20T23:14:59Z")
Anybody wanna bet he’s going to be “persuaded” to leave altogether? ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696/2603 "2021-08-20T23:40:03Z")
The thing that really came through in the _Ringer_ article is how desperate he’s always been to get himself in front of the camera. I can’t imagine that going back behind the scenes will have much appeal to him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=129) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696.md?page=131)